Business Administration, DBA
Program Objectives
BSU Doctor of Business Administration degree program enables students to contribute to the business profession and the business educational profession through independent learning, scholarship, and research. At the conclusion of the program, doctoral students will:
- Apply and evaluate effective leadership and decision-making practices at complex, multifaceted, and global organizations
- Formulate and disseminate organizational goals and strategies with data through versatile information systems
- Have the ability to prepare and evaluate ethical informed business decisions using advanced research methods, and communicate effectively at various organizational levels, in a global business environment
- Be educated to enhance their awareness and improve their ability to meet the opportunities and challenges in the global business environment
- Be prepared to contribute to the body of knowledge as part of the research community for application in the global business environment
- Be prepared for careers as university researchers and teachers or for senior positions in business or government
- Demonstrate professional communication skills in writing through organizing, thinking critically, and communicating ideas and information in documents, presentations, and publications.
Courses
Prerequisites for Major Courses:
- Master degree in business administration, management, public or non-profit management, or related field that demonstrates exposure to managerial functions from an accredited institution and (2) two years of full-time managerial or professional experience; or Master degree from an accredited institution and at least (3) three graduate credit hours or (6) six undergraduate credit hours in each of the following: accounting, finance, statistics and economics, and three years and preferably (5) five years of full-time managerial or professional experience.
Note:Â Courses in the DBA program are eight-weeks in length and students are scheduled for one or two courses concurrently. Dissertation courses are eight-weeks in length.
Program Outline
Students are required to select one of the three specializations. Students take seven core courses for 21 credit hours (common to all specializations), 9 credit hours in research, 18 credit hours in their respective specialization, and 12 hours in the dissertation.
To receive a Doctor of Business Administration degree, students must earn 60 graduate semester credit hours.
Fifty-four of the program hours must be completed through BSU.
Program requirements are as follows:
Doctor of Business Administration Major Core Courses ( 60.0 credit hours ) | |
Core Courses ( 21.0 credit hours ) | |
Foundations in Business Research Writing ( Prerequisite ) | 3.0 credit hours |
Management and Leadership Approaches | 3.0 credit hours |
Global Business | 3.0 credit hours |
The Global Economy | 3.0 credit hours |
Financial Theory and Policy | 3.0 credit hours |
Marketing Management | 3.0 credit hours |
Strategic Decision Making for Managers | 3.0 credit hours |
Research Courses ( 9.0 credit hours ) | |
Methods and Analysis of Quantitative Research | 3.0 credit hours |
Methods and Analysis of Qualitative Research | 3.0 credit hours |
Mixed Methods | 3.0 credit hours |
Marketing Specialization ( 18.0 credit hours ) | |
Emerging Issues in Marketing | 3.0 credit hours |
Seminar in Global Marketing | 3.0 credit hours |
Seminar in Marketing Models and Theory | 3.0 credit hours |
Consumer Behavior Theory and Practice | 3.0 credit hours |
Strategic Service Marketing | 3.0 credit hours |
Seminar in Research Analysis for Marketing | 3.0 credit hours |
Global Management ( 18.0 credit hours ) | |
Micro Organizational Behavior | 3.0 credit hours |
Macro Organizational Behavior | 3.0 credit hours |
Decision Making and Risk Analysis | 3.0 credit hours |
Organizational Leadership | 3.0 credit hours |
Organizational Design and Development | 3.0 credit hours |
Emerging Management Theories | 3.0 credit hours |
Global Business Specialization ( 18.0 credit hours ) | |
Cross Cultural Management & Negotiations | 3.0 credit hours |
Global Finance Management | 3.0 credit hours |
Global Strategic Management | 3.0 credit hours |
Global Business and Technology | 3.0 credit hours |
Global Supply Chain Management | 3.0 credit hours |
Advanced Topics in Global Management | 3.0 credit hours |
Dissertation Courses ( 12.0 credit hours ) | |
Dissertation | 12.0 credit hours |
DissertationExtension | 2.0 credit hours |
Associte Degrees
An associate degree is typically completed in two years of full-time study, but may take longer for part-time students. These undergraduate programs can be found at community colleges, vocational schools, technical
Masters Degrees
Masters Degree are graduate-level programs that typically take two years of additional full-time study after completion of a bachelor’s degree Because most graduate students are already working professionals
Doctorate Degree
To be considered for an honorary doctorate degree, there are specific criteria that individuals must meet, and there are a variety of that they may be awarded. There are also many non-honorary doctorate